Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW)
UK > Work from Home
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent remote or hybrid work requiring NGFW skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited NGFW over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 505 | 532 | 893 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +27 | +361 | -287 |
| Permanent jobs citing NGFW | 28 | 47 | 19 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 0.10% | 0.14% | 0.024% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 0.67% | 1.21% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 19 | 36 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,350 | £35,813 | £47,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £42,000 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £70,000 | £81,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.57% | -13.85% | +9.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,125 | £76,250 | £102,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £106,250 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £58,750 | £51,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.64% | +15.20% | -22.14% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Work from Home
NGFW falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring communications or computer networking skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 4,190 | 3,882 | 9,409 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option | 15.00% | 11.83% | 11.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,346 | 3,097 | 5,593 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £31,569 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £41,250 | £41,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £57,500 | £56,456 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +1.85% | +2.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,968 | £76,250 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £81,250 | £88,750 | £90,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £49,000 | £51,573 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.99% | -1.77% | +5.00% |
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Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
Job vacancies with a work from home option citing NGFW as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option
3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing NGFW.
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Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option
Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing NGFW over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: